Child-resistant and senior-friendly blister card package

Abstract

The present invention is a novel child-resistant senior-friendly blister card packaging that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impaired adults. Yet, competent adults can easily open the package, especially after reading instructions. More specifically, opening the package requires the user to: 1) Push through a aperture to create a pull tab; 2) Pull on the pull tab to remove a panel; and 3) Push the blister to force the contents through the blister's seal. Advantageously, the present invention is designed such that information such as instructions and product information can be easily printed directly on the packaging. Moreover, users may also record information directly on the packaging. Thus, the present invention not only provides child-resistant and senior-friendly features, but also provides convenience for viewing and recording information.

1. A packaging apparatus for containing at least one object in a blister, said apparatus comprising:
 a front panel having at least one aperture and at least one perforated section adjacent to said at least one aperture; 
 a rear panel having at least one removable section with at least two cuts in said rear panel along a perimeter of said at least one removable section; and 
 at least one blister coupled to a backing; 
 wherein said at least one blister traverses said at least one aperture of said front panel, 
 wherein said at least one blister comprises a backing for sealing and enclosing a protrusion for receiving said at least one object, 
 wherein at least one of said two cuts defines said at least one removable section, 
 wherein pressure applied to said at least one perforated section causes a partial tear of said at least one removable section, and 
 wherein said at least one of said two cuts facilitates a clean tear of said at least one removable section, which is not removed by bending either of said front panel or said rear panel. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one perforated section is formed by at least one cut. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one perforated section is semicircular. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said at least one blister comprises a blister strip. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one blister comprises a solid form blister. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one blister comprises a cold form blister. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel comprises fold lines. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said front panel is foldably connected to said rear panel. 
     
     
       9. A packaging apparatus for containing at least one object, said apparatus comprising:
 a front panel having at least one aperture and at least one perforated section adjacent to said at least one aperture; 
 a rear panel having at least one removable section with at least two cuts along a perimeter of said at least one removable section; and 
 at least one blister coupled to a backing; 
 wherein said at least one blister traverses said at least one aperture in said front panel, 
 wherein said at least one blister comprises a backing for sealing and enclosing a protrusion for receiving said at least one object; 
 wherein said front panel and said rear panel are configured such that said at least one aperture aligns with said at least one removable section, 
 wherein said front panel and said rear panel are configured to hold said at least one blister therebetween, wherein said protrusion traverses said at least one aperture, 
 wherein pressure applied to said at least one protrusion causes said at least one object to at least partially remove a portion of said backing and a portion of said at least one removable section from said rear panel, and 
 wherein at least one of said at least two cuts defines said at least one removable section and at least one of said at least two cuts facilitates a clean tear of said at least one removable section, which is not removed by bending either of said front panel or said rear panel. 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one perforated section is formed by at least one cut. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said at least one perforated section is semicircular. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said at least one blister comprises a blister strip. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one blister comprises a solid form blister. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one blister comprises a cold form blister. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of said front panel and said rear panel comprises fold lines. 
     
     
       16. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said front panel is foldably connected to said rear panel. 
     
     
       17. A packaging apparatus for containing at least one object in a blister, said apparatus comprising:
 a front panel having at least one aperture; and 
 a rear panel having at least one removable section; 
 wherein said rear panel includes at least two cuts along a perimeter of said at least one removable section, 
 wherein at least one of said two cuts facilitate a clean tear of said at least one removable section, and 
 wherein said front panel or said rear panel need not be bent to remove said at least one removable section. 
 
     
     
       18. The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said at least one perforated section is formed by at least one cut. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said at least one perforated section is semicircular. 
     
     
       20. The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said front panel is foldably connected to said rear panel.